18 books like Burning for Revenge

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The Night is for Hunting John Marsden · 1999 · ★ 4.1 · 245p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Hell’s a big place, but it gets crowded when Ellie and her friends take an uncooperative crew of orphans under their wing and into their hidden refuge. It’s not easy to keep four young children busy and happy in the bush, and things only get worse when Ellie and Homer find evidence that mysterious visitors have discovered their sanctuary. Could it be a patrol of enemy soldiers sent on a search… Shares: Australia, Child and youth fiction, War, Young Adult

Tomorrow, When the War Began John Marsden · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 297p · ≈ 9h · Moderate When Ellie and six of her friends return home from a camping trip deep in the bush, they find things hideously wrong -- their families gone, houses empty and abandoned, pets and stock dead. Gradually they begin to comprehend that their country has been invaded and everyone in the town has been taken prisoner. As the horrible reality of the situation becomes evident they have to make a… Shares: Australia, War, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Dead of the night (Tomorrow #2) John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 4.5 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Six determined Australian teenagers try to find their missing friends while continuing to resist the enemies who have invaded their country. Shares: Australia, War, Children's fiction

When the war began (Tomorrow #1) John Marsden · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is a great book for young teens/adults it has a few inappropriate seen's for younger people but other than that it is great I Give it 5/5 stars Shares: Australia, War, Children's fiction

The other side of dawn (Tomorrow #7) John Marsden · 2004 · ★ 4.2 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The Other Side of Dawn is the long-awaited, riveting, final title in the Tomorrow series about a group of teenagers in war-torn Australia. Since their home was invaded by enemy soldiers and transformed into a war zone, Ellie and her friends have been fighting for their lives. They have learned survival skills out of necessity and taken care of each other through impossibly dark times. Now, with a… Shares: Australia, War, Children's fiction

Burning for revenge (Tomorrow #5) John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 4.2 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Having been separated from the New Zealand rescue troops they were guiding, five Australian teenagers continue their resistance against the unknown enemy invading their homeland. Shares: Australia, War, Children's fiction

Darkness, be my friend (Tomorrow #4) John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 3.9 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate As survivors of an enemy invasion of their homeland, Ellie and her friends return to Australia as guides for soldiers from New Zealand who plan an attack on the Wirrawee airfield. Shares: Australia, Child and youth fiction, War, Young Adult

The Shapeshifters Amelia Atwater-Rhodes · 2010 · ★ 4.5 · 972p · ≈ 32h · Moderate Five shapeshifter novels--one fascinating read!HawksongDanica Shardae, an avian shapeshifter, will do anything in her power to stop the war that has raged between her people and the serpiente--even pretend to be in love with Zane Cobriana, the terrifying leader of her kind's greatest enemy, and accept him as her pair bond. But will Zane strike as swiftly and lethally as the cobra that is his… Shares: War, Young Adult, Children's fiction

The dead of night John Marsden · 1997 · ★ 3.9 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Australia has been invaded. Nothing is as it was. Six teenagers are living out their nightmare in the sanctuary of a hidden valley called Hell. Alone, they make their own rules, protect what is theirs, and struggle for courage and hope in a world changed forever. Seeking supplies, allies, and information, the friends make forays into enemy territory, drawing on nerve and resourcefulness they… Shares: Australia, War, Children's fiction

While I Live John Marsden · 2004 · ★ 3.8 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The follow-up to the bestselling Tomorrow seriesBOOK 1 IN THE ELLIE CHRONICLES TRILOGY"Addictive reading" Sydney Morning Herald"Australia's king of young adult fiction" The AustralianWe were halfway up the spur when we heard it. Homer and Gavin and I, just the three of us... I'd say there were fifteen shots in the first volley, evenly spaced, lasting about twenty-five seconds... All the way down… Shares: Australia, War, Young Adult, Children's fiction

A killing frost (Tomorrow #3) John Marsden · 1999 · ★ 4.0 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Australian YA adventure trilogy "comes to a thrill-a-minute conclusion as the teen heroes continue their guerrilla tactics against totalitarian foes" (Publishers Weekly).   It's been nearly six months since Australia was invaded and Ellie's life changed forever. Once normal teenagers, she and six of her friends are now trapped in a war zone where every moment is a struggle for survival.… Shares: Australia, War, Children's fiction

Walkabout James Vance Marshall · 1959 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Mary and her young brother Peter are the only survivors of an aircrash in the middle of the Australian desert. Facing death from exhaustion and starvation, they meet an aboriginal boy who helps them to survive, and guides them along their long journey. But a terrible misunderstanding results in a tragedy that neither Mary nor Peter will ever forget... Shares: Australia, Child and youth fiction, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Dogfight Craig Simpson · 1998 · ★ 4.1 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Join Finn Gunnersen in his first Special Operation . . . The first in a new WWII action-adventure series from the author of Resistance ('a genuine page-turner' ETC).Eighty miles per hour . . . 'Now, Loki!' I said, seizing the other column in front of me. We both pulled back. The plane bumped and lurched like a runaway train about to derail. Then, suddenly, the pounding ceased and everything… Shares: War, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Little Brother Allan Baillie · 1990 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Little Brother is a 1985 children's novel by award winning Australian author Allan Baillie about life in Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge. It was illustrated by Elizabeth Honey. Shares: Child and youth fiction, War, Children's fiction

Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud Montgomery · 1912 · ★ 3.9 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Twelve stories of adventure and love set in the home town of Anne of Green Gables. Shares: Child and youth fiction, Children's fiction

Monsters of men Patrick Ness · 2010 · ★ 4.3 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate As a world-ending war surges to life around them, Todd and Viola face monstrous decisions, questioning all they have ever known as they try to step back from the darkness and find the best way to achieve peace. Shares: Child and youth fiction, War, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Star wars Toshiki Kudo · 1999 · ★ 4.2 Masterfully drawn by artist Toshiki Kudo, this volume follows Luke Skywalker as he travels to meet Jedi Master Yoda while Han and Leia struggle to outrace the grip of Darth Vader. You wont want to miss out on this exquisite telling of the classic tale of betrayal and high-adventure. Shares: War, Children's fiction

The shattering Kathryn Lasky · 2004 · ★ 5.0 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate In the fifth book in this series, the war between an evil group led by Soren's brother, Kludd, and the owls of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree rages on.In the midst of war, Eglantine unwittingly becomes a spy for Kludd, leader of the Pure Ones (a group of evil owls). She is brainwashed by an owl sent by the Pure Ones to infiltrate the Great Ga'Hoole Tree. Her odd behavior eventually attracts attention,… Shares: Child and youth fiction, War, Children's fiction

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